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816:"Eli Geva"
739:"Ardennes"
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1376:2019-02-06
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977:Accordion
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789:Kæm va du?
517:Bråtebrann
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157:Norwegian
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657:Details
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952:Vocals
912:Artist
846:Unsongs
820:Unsongs
803:"Sola"
707:Singles
606:Rubbles
459:Unsongs
282:Statoil
243:Unsongs
126:Website
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80:Norway
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153:Senja
131:moddi
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